I don’t know why, but despite knowing beforehand that the Princess Kaguya tale ends in tragedy, I took it rather poorly. I’ve watched my fair share of anime and movies that have bitter sweet endings, and usually I have no issues with them. Most of my all time favorite shows have downer endings I enjoy. Something about Princess Kaguya forgetting about her time on Earth got to me real bad. Disregarding my own frustration at how the story ended, the movie was gorgeously animated and beautiful to watch. Definitely an enjoyable movie.

Yuji